3rd Test: South Africa v Australia at Newlands, Capetown, March 22-26, 2018

[stryker]

I think they'll suspend him for a period of time and then give him the opportunity to make his way back into the team and earn back some of the respect which he lost, I don't think he will ever be captain again

He can never regain what he threw away yesterday. This will cost him millions and a place in cricket history's top eschelon. It is really sad....and for what? a little bit of reverse swing. How humiliating.

 

[Mr Angry]

Smith will get no penalty from the ICC, they may well change their rules but, so the next bloke cops plenty.

CA has already stripped him of the captaincy, and hopefully he gets more.

I do not farging care what the ECB or RSA or Pakistan do, Cricket Australia needs to lead the world here and punish him for cheating.

 

[TheParraboy]

philander 50

not bad for a no8

 

[blaza88z]

SA declaration? highly unlikely..

They will just bat and bat and bat, for no other reason but to keep Smith and Warner out in the field, they will probably only need a session to knock us over, the last place 3 of our top 4 batsman want to be right now is playing cricket

 

[Mr Spock!]

Is this the first time a captain has been replaced midtest?

I can't remember it ever happening to any team.

 

[Mr Spock!]

You are a god damned moron. Grow the hell up.

You need to grow up if you don't think everyone else is doing it.

Honestly, Smith should've just denied it like everyone else has done.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

9 down. Plenty of time left. No need to declare. Get what you can while you can.

 

[blaza88z]

This game will be over before stumps

 

[TheParraboy]

430 to win

game will be over today

 

[Mr Angry]

430 needed, Warner and Bancroft up first.

Should be some good sledging from RSA. wish I could hear it.

 

[Wizardman]

The only sportsman I've ever seen perform well despite negative press and under stress is Shane Warne. Warner, Smith and Bancroft will cave in quickly.

 

[stryker]

You need to grow up if you don't think everyone else is doing it.

Honestly, Smith should've just denied it like everyone else has done.

I dont give a shit about others. Most of them are dirt poor and playing for their families future. It is understandable to an extent that they may give in to temptation. Our blokes are multi millionaires who decided to cheat for their own ego's. Further more, they dont care.

 

[stryker]

430 needed, Warner and Bancroft up first.

Should be some good sledging from RSA. wish I could hear it.

Open slather. Surely he wont have the stones to whine about it would he?

 

[Eelectrica]

I'm expecting Warner to go Chris Lynn mode. Probably won't last long. Probably won't care.

 

[Mr Angry]

Open slather. Surely he wont have the stones to whine about it would he?

When you have no comeback, you just hit the ball and say nothing. Let the bat talk.

 

[Eelectrica]

Warner watchfull. Seems he wants a big one. Or is going to try. Business as usual approach.

 

[blaza88z]

Warner loves a scrap, I assume they're sledging him hard.. he's always gotten off on it

 

[Mr Angry]

I'm expecting Warner to go Chris Lynn mode. Probably won't last long. Probably won't care.

Two maidens, seems rather determined....

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Warney would the ultimate backseat driver.. You should have done this, I'd have done that..

 

[Mr Angry]

Salman: "Why Cricinfo is still showing Captain's (c) mark with Steve Smith's name? " fair point. Not sure how we compute this for the sake of our stats database. Arbitrary decisions like this wreak havoc with our algorithms!

Found that interesting,